Boys High School Basketball

No. 1 Jefferson 70, Wilson 39: The Jefferson Democrats of North Portland moved to 10-1 on the season with an emphatic 70-39 home win over the Wilson Trojans of Southwest Portland.

Gonzaga-bound Silas Melson (11) and junior point guard Kadeem Strickland (9) scored 20 of Jefferson's 22 first quarter points to build a 10-point lead. The Democrats then increased their defensive intensity in the second quarter, holding Wilson (4-8) to only two points in the eight-minute span.

Melson led Jefferson with 20 points. Center Sundi Edwards, starting in place of the injured Greyson Smallwood for the third straight game, had six blocks in the win.

The Democrats will play at Franklin Friday at 7:30 p.m., while Wilson hosts Roosevelt at the same time.